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Russia has closed off the Kerch Strait – the strait connecting the Black Sea and Azov Sea – for non-military ships in retaliation to what the Kremlin calls trespassing into Russia’s territorial waters
Nov. 25, 2018
The Ukrainian parliament early on Nov. 23 approved next year’s state budget bill in a move that could unlock $3.9 billion in aid from the International Monetary Fund. The budget was passed five weeks
Nov. 23, 2018
It is well known that embroidered shirts part of the national clothing of Ukrainians, a symbol of the richness of their culture, and of their values. Historically, the embroidered shirt was seen as so
Nov. 21, 2018
Ukrainian citizens most positively regard historical figures Bohdan Khmelnytsky and Mykhailo Hrushevsky, and most negatively Joseph Stalin, Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Lenin, according to a survey
Nov. 20, 2018
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is facing an uphill battle for re-election in the upcoming March 2019 presidential vote, according to the latest poll of Ukrainians’ electoral preferences. Nearly
Nov. 18, 2018
The Third Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA) has endorsed the newly updated draft of the resolution titled: “Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Nov. 16, 2018
Lots of tainted candidates, and some good ones, have got past the latest stage of selection for places on the High Anti-Corruption Court and Supreme Court, experts reckon. Judges and lawyers vying for
Nov. 14, 2018
Two Russia-friendly political parties – Opposition Bloc and Za Zhittya (For Life) – are to merge forces prior to the 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections, they announced on Nov. 9. Announcing
Nov. 9, 2018
Editor’s Note: The Russian government on Nov. 1 imposed sanctions on Ukraine in response to the country’s “unfriendly actions” against Russia. In a document on the measures, the Kremlin listed 332 peo
Nov. 7, 2018
Manchester City will host Shakhtar Donetsk at Etihad Stadium on November 7 night. The Mountaineers go to England for the away game, where they need a victory to improve their chances to qualify for th
Nov. 7, 2018
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed draft law No. 9208 approved by the Verkhovna Rada “On the peculiarities of using St. Andrew’s Church of the National Reserve” St. Sophia of Kyiv,” prov
Nov. 7, 2018
Kateryna Gandziuk, a civic activist and local council member from Kherson, a city some 550 kilometers south of Kyiv, died on Nov. 4 in a Kyiv hospital. Gandziuk, 33, was attacked with acid on July 31,
Nov. 4, 2018
The Parliament of Uzbekistan decided to take countermeasures against Ukraine, which initiated an investigation into the import of Uzbek cars. In particular, to reduce the import of Ukrainian goods by
Nov. 3, 2018
Ukraine is one of the worst countries in Europe in terms of English abilities, coming in at 43rd place out of 88 countries and in 28th place out of 32 European countries in a ranking of English profic
Nov. 2, 2018
The Ukrainian presidential election campaign officially kicks off on Dec. 31, but prospective candidates are already touring the regions, speaking at public events, and plastering billboards with thei
Nov. 2, 2018
Anastasia, a 40-year-old information technology company employee, wants to save money, but life gets in the way. Last month, her grandmother was unexpectedly hospitalized. The granddaughter paid for t
Nov. 2, 2018